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Recent Examples of decertify
The panel voted not to decertify Rogers and Hardgrave, leaving both able to work in law enforcement in Arkansas.
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Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
In addition, the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training declined to decertify a fourth former Johnson County deputy who contested the request.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The 2021 law that first created a mechanism for the state to decertify police and deputies took effect only last year.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Fulton County took the state to court challenging the secretary of state's power to decertify the machines.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
In addition, the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training declined to decertify a fourth former Johnson County deputy who contested the request.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The 2021 law that first created a mechanism for the state to decertify police and deputies took effect only last year.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Fulton County took the state to court challenging the secretary of state's power to decertify the machines.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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In 2021, California courts invalidated Proposition B on procedural grounds — because the city had not met and conferred with labor unions before placing it on the ballot.—
John J Roach Iii,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The repeal—if it is finalized and also, given the inevitable lawsuits, upheld by the courts—would invalidate several sets of Biden-era regulations aimed at reducing emissions from vehicles and power plants.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The two commissioners were outspoken supporters of enacting a rural boundary to protect rural lands from sprawl – a measure which won 73% of the votes cast on the issue by county voters, but then nullified by legislators months later.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Cincinnati and others are plaintiffs because of the concern that their own local licensing requirements may be nullified by vague language of the override on local bans, according to court documents.—
Bethany Bruner,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2025
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Turner was disqualified and given a black card for her refusal to face the trans opponent, prompting mass backlash against USA Fencing.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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As well, new employees need to have at least a year of industrial experience, so kids coming out of high school likely are disqualified off the bat.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decertify. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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